Fort Valley

Fort Valley is a census-designated place in southern Coconino County, Arizona, located very close to the city of Flagstaff. Located at the base of Mount Agassiz, the valley was named for an unused fort which was built to defend Flagstaff from the Apache Native Americans, and wagon trains migrating from the east came upon Flagstaff and settled there. The first Mormon settlers arrived in 1881, and it became a ranching hub in northern Arizona. In 2010, Fort Valley had a population of 26,265 people.